They revealed on Wednesday (31) that only the Peradeniya University’s laboratory has been accredited with testing alflatoxins. They also stated that their requests to the government to only test the unrefined coconut oil in this laboratory have been ignored. Politicians listen to both sides and argue smartly in the august house with little scientific understanding. Further, they also stated that the Coconut Authority was in charge of refining coconut oil and testing for alflatoxins. “More recent introduction of branding and bottling of coconut oils was a mechanism to trace the origins of possible aflatoxin problems in the long run.

Source: The Nation April 02, 2021 07:30 UTC